c/kWh
$/kLusage charge on your water bill
per week
Capacity
14 place
Freestanding
Energy rating
4
Annual electricity use
229 kWh
Label: 230 kWh Β· 0.63 kWh per cycle
Estimated running cost
$86 / year
$76 electricity + $10 water Β· $860 over 10 years
Water per cycle
13.5 L Β· Eco Wash programme

16% less electricity than the median of 134 comparable 13–14 place freestanding dishwasher registrations (275 kWh a year on the label basis). It uses less than 82% of them. At your rates that is about $15 a year less than the median, $148 over 10 years.

How efficient is it for its size?

kWh per year. Bar: the middle 80% of 134 comparable 13–14 place freestanding dishwasher registrations. Dot: this model (below the median). Hover or tab to a mark for its value.

Cohort: every currently registered 13–14 place freestanding dishwasher sold in New Zealand, counted once per registration, on the label usage basis.

Dishwashers that use less electricity

Same type and size group, at least 3% lower annual kWh on the label basis.

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Asko HDFS143B.S.AU14 place settings190 kWh/yr4.5$63
Asko HDFS143B.*.AU Series14 place settings190 kWh/yr4.5$63
Smeg DA6335DX415 place settings206 kWh/yr4.5$68
Haier HDW15F3S115 place settings206 kWh/yr4.5$68
Smeg DAI6335DX415 place settings206 kWh/yr4.5$68

kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

Dishwashers similar to the Bosch SMS4HTI01A

ModelStarsEst. cost / yrCompare
Smeg DWIFABP414 place settings230 kWh/yr4$76
Asko HDFS143B.BS.AU14 place settings190 kWh/yr4.5$63
LG XD4B24UPS14 place settings230 kWh/yr4$76
Smeg DWIFABB414 place settings230 kWh/yr4$76
Samsung Electronics DW70H75YCFE14 place settings230 kWh/yr4$76
Miele PFD 10x14 place settings222 kWh/yr4$73
Asko HDFS143B.S.AU14 place settings190 kWh/yr4.5$63
Miele PFD 101i14 place settings222 kWh/yr4$73

kWh and cost on the label usage basis; the product page adjusts to your usage.

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Bosch SMS4HTI01A specifications

Type
Freestanding
Place settings
14
Water per cycle (labelled programme)
13.5 L
Programme tested
Eco Wash
Programme time
185 min
Water connection
Single
Water softener
Yes
Delay start
Yes
Standby power
0.15 W
Dimensions (WΓ—HΓ—D)
–
Annual energy (label)
230 kWh
Star rating index
4.01
Country of manufacture
TΓΌrkiye

New Zealand E3 registration details

Registration number
ADW1351
GEMS registration id
177666
Status
approved, available (self-reported)
Registration expires
15 March 2031
Registered for sale in
Australia, Fiji, New Zealand
Family
–
Regulatory standard
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Dishwashers) Determination 2024
Test standard
AS/NZS 2007.1:2005 and testing requirements in the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Dishwashers) Determination 2015

Source: E3 programme registration data (EECA, New Zealand) (trans-Tasman E3 registration data published by DCCEEW on data.gov.au, CC BY 3.0 AU). Dataset published 20 September 2026; last checked 20 September 2026. How the derived figures are calculated.